Michael Shulman

Michael Shulman

Michael Shulman is an author, writer, newsletter advisor and expert on financial trends and developments.

Michael began his career doing in-depth company and market analysis for a variety of companies, building databases and simulation models to estimate the success of various technologies across a wide range of market segments. He moved “inside” the high-tech community as a manager at high-tech companies including AT&T. Michael was an early private investor in several Internet start-ups, notably XOOM.com, which went public in 1998 and was bought by NBC in 1999.

Michael entered the financial publishing business formally in 2001 as director of research for ChangeWave Research’s institutional research business and as the writer and editor of Hedge Fund Investing. His current newsletters include Options Income Blueprint, Short Side Trader, The New Normal Investor and Madness of Crowds. Click here for more information about these services.

Michael is also the author of Sell Short (John Wiley, 2009) and Made in America: Inside Stories of Success (Otterbourn Publishing, 2013), a book based on four factory visits and a brief overview of the  myths and realities about surrounding US manufacturing. He has been published in a variety of trade and general business publications, including CD-ROM Today, Worth Online, The Motley Fool, Bonjour Paris and the Los Angeles Times and is a frequent guest on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and Fox Business.

Recent Articles

Profit From Volatility in Gilead and Celgene

The stocks popped Monday on good drug trials -- but these stocks should be on your radar for regular income through selling overheated puts.

A High-Risk Option Play on Microsoft

Microsoft earnings are due out on July 19 and taking a hedging position by selling Apple puts to raise cash for an options play on MSFT is high risk with reward

2 Options Trades to Play JPM Earnings

Consider selling July Week 2 put options on JPM stock to play this Friday's earnings report.

2 Weekly Options Trades From the Oil Sector

Consider selling weekly put options on these two big-name stocks.

MSFT Options Trade: Use Weekly Puts to Profit

Use weekly puts to profit from Microsoft's new Surface tablet.